In Australia, they are called "prawns" and not "shrimps", and I have never heard and actual Aussie ever say "barbie". So for the record, "shrimps on the barbie" is something you would never actually hear in Australia. (At least from a real Australian.) They also think Fosters beer is piss, and Crocodile Dundee is crap.
And saying something damaging about someone you have a political axe to grind, without any proof, is pretty much the definition of "slander". Thankfully he reduced it back down to "hearsay and bullshit rumors".
Actually, as an Australian, I can truthfully say I have heard many Aussies say "barbie", and I am guilty of using the word myself. I also thought Crocodile Dundee (well, the first 2 anyway) was funny.
Red Symons has a Bachelor of Science degree (studied pure mathematics and computer science) but is perhaps best known for his role as lead guitarist for Aussie glam rock band Skyhooks, as well as as a tv / radio presenter with an acerbic wit.
Boomerangs have delighted children, rendered roos unconscious and fed families for millenia:-)
For generations, when my family has fallen on hard times, we have had to resort to eating boomerangs to survive. What they lack in flavour they make up for in fibre.
Well, now we know where you live, we already knew where you work. Hell, we even know what you look like. How hard would it be for someone to, say, hire a boat on Barberton Reservoir, run in while you are at work and smash your front window, grab whatever looks expensive and run back to the boat for a quick getaway? It looks like the neighbours don't have much visibility of your house, so it's probably not that hard....
I don't understand the USian process of having the recipient sign the cheque. In Australia the payer signs the cheque, the payee just has to deposit it in his or her account. What advantage does it bring to have the recipient sign it?
I exclusively deposit money in the bank via the ATM deposit (in Australia) and I've never had any problems. Its in their best interests for it to work, because the more people feel safe and use ATM deposit, the fewer humans are required to sit behind a counter to do it.
My bank (in Australia) allows me to do a direct deposit into another account via the internet. If you are worried about theft, they have an option whereby they will SMS you a code after the transaction, and you have to enter the code to proceed. So now somebody needs to get hold of my bank login ID (which is not displayed on my statements), my password (which is unique, and can only be entered by clicking buttons on a screen so it evades keyloggers) and by stealing my mobile phone; all in less time than it takes me to discover that my mobile has been stolen and report it to the phone company.
"die slow miserable deaths in short periods of time"
Can you explain how you die a slow death in a short period of time?
A man is in hospital, dying of terminal cancer. The doctor tells him he has only 24 hours to live, but if he'd like, the doctor can arrange for a banjo player to come and join him.
"Why would I want to have a banjo player with me?" he asks.
"Because", replied the doctor, "with the banjo playing your last 24 hours will feel like forever!"
Life isn't a soap opera. Life isn't a love story. Life isn't about looking like Brad Pitt. Life isn't an action movie. You aren't Vin Diesel.
But at the same time life also is each and every one of those things. Just because art and life aren't identical doesn't mean that they are totally disconnected.
As Hitchcock once said, "Drama is life with the boring bits cut out".
Please do not encourage anyone to use crystal reports. My limited experience of it has been enough to make me limit my experience of it. It is so full of annoying idiosyncracies and bugs^h^h^h^hfeatures that it nearly drove me (and my team) crazy.
I'm a bit confused about what the actual issue with WGA is. I had a legitimate copy of WinXP on my computer (it came with the computer) for several years. I installed all of the microsoft security updates, including WGA. WGA didn't appear to adversely affect my computer in any way. What is the problem with WGA?
There's no law against eating felines, at least in most jurisdictions
Actually, in the state of Victoria, Australia, a few years ago, they made it illegal to eat cats and dogs. That really annoys me because there are so many stray cats and dogs put down every year, but instead of allowing people to eat them they make it illegal and continue to allow other animals to be killed specifically for food. I hate the ridiculous double-standards that people have!
Our sidewalks are also maintained by the government, but, fortunately, walking outside is still a right
I just want to add that the difference between driving a car and walking on a sidewalk is that if you are not paying attention or are a bad walker, you are not likely to crush someone with 1 tonne of metal...
I believe that driving should be a privilege, and that it shouldn't be so easily granted either. This is nothing to do with government control of our lives, it's about the safety of innocent people. Why should people who do the right thing by driving carefully and safely have to die or get severely injured by someone who is driving badly? It should be hard to get the license - ie you have to prove that you can drive safely, and if you do have an accident or something that is your fault then it should be doubly or triply hard to get the license back. The safety of others should take priority over our own individual conveniences.
By definition 50% of the world is below average intelligence. At this moment that is approximately 3,353,496,576 people. That's a hell of a lot of people to believe in princes, etc. Maybe William Tell should be suing Apple.
Actually, by definition 50% of the world is below median intelligence:-P
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Erm, ok, how about Organic Chemistry 6th Edition, by L.G. Wade? I'm not writing a paper here... show a little initiative and look it up yourself.
I only have Organic Chemistry 5th Edition, by L.G. Wade, you insensitive clod!
In Australia, they are called "prawns" and not "shrimps", and I have never heard and actual Aussie ever say "barbie". So for the record, "shrimps on the barbie" is something you would never actually hear in Australia. (At least from a real Australian.) They also think Fosters beer is piss, and Crocodile Dundee is crap. And saying something damaging about someone you have a political axe to grind, without any proof, is pretty much the definition of "slander". Thankfully he reduced it back down to "hearsay and bullshit rumors".
Actually, as an Australian, I can truthfully say I have heard many Aussies say "barbie", and I am guilty of using the word myself. I also thought Crocodile Dundee (well, the first 2 anyway) was funny.
Red Symons has a Bachelor of Science degree (studied pure mathematics and computer science) but is perhaps best known for his role as lead guitarist for Aussie glam rock band Skyhooks, as well as as a tv / radio presenter with an acerbic wit.
Boomerangs have delighted children, rendered roos unconscious and fed families for millenia :-)
For generations, when my family has fallen on hard times, we have had to resort to eating boomerangs to survive. What they lack in flavour they make up for in fibre.
Seriously, has Slashdot jumped the shark? This definitely would not have been posted here ten years ago.
That's because if it was reported 10 years ago, Morrison would have written in to say "reports of my death are greatly exaggerated."
Well, now we know where you live, we already knew where you work. Hell, we even know what you look like. How hard would it be for someone to, say, hire a boat on Barberton Reservoir, run in while you are at work and smash your front window, grab whatever looks expensive and run back to the boat for a quick getaway? It looks like the neighbours don't have much visibility of your house, so it's probably not that hard....
Can we accidentally decrease the bandwidth by putting several sun songs into a medley?
Officially Australian is NOT and American state
Officially, yes; unofficially...are we still American or are we Chinese now? I can't remember.
I don't understand the USian process of having the recipient sign the cheque. In Australia the payer signs the cheque, the payee just has to deposit it in his or her account. What advantage does it bring to have the recipient sign it?
I exclusively deposit money in the bank via the ATM deposit (in Australia) and I've never had any problems. Its in their best interests for it to work, because the more people feel safe and use ATM deposit, the fewer humans are required to sit behind a counter to do it.
My bank (in Australia) allows me to do a direct deposit into another account via the internet. If you are worried about theft, they have an option whereby they will SMS you a code after the transaction, and you have to enter the code to proceed. So now somebody needs to get hold of my bank login ID (which is not displayed on my statements), my password (which is unique, and can only be entered by clicking buttons on a screen so it evades keyloggers) and by stealing my mobile phone; all in less time than it takes me to discover that my mobile has been stolen and report it to the phone company.
What kind of super powers do I get if I drink that water?
The super power of slightly elevated cancer risk!
The title of the linked comic is "Spinal Tap Amps".
How very observant of you. Look everybody, maxume can read titles!
Then he's probably gotten closer to reading the articles than most of slashdot's posters...
No need to turn it over. It's Australia. It's already upside-down.
Unfortunately we can't send faxes to the US PTO either!
"die slow miserable deaths in short periods of time"
Can you explain how you die a slow death in a short period of time?
A man is in hospital, dying of terminal cancer. The doctor tells him he has only 24 hours to live, but if he'd like, the doctor can arrange for a banjo player to come and join him.
"Why would I want to have a banjo player with me?" he asks.
"Because", replied the doctor, "with the banjo playing your last 24 hours will feel like forever!"
Life isn't a soap opera. Life isn't a love story. Life isn't about looking like Brad Pitt. Life isn't an action movie. You aren't Vin Diesel.
But at the same time life also is each and every one of those things. Just because art and life aren't identical doesn't mean that they are totally disconnected.
As Hitchcock once said, "Drama is life with the boring bits cut out".
Please do not encourage anyone to use crystal reports. My limited experience of it has been enough to make me limit my experience of it. It is so full of annoying idiosyncracies and bugs^h^h^h^hfeatures that it nearly drove me (and my team) crazy.
I'm a bit confused about what the actual issue with WGA is. I had a legitimate copy of WinXP on my computer (it came with the computer) for several years. I installed all of the microsoft security updates, including WGA. WGA didn't appear to adversely affect my computer in any way. What is the problem with WGA?
As Churchill said, "This is the sort of bloody nonsense up with which I will not put."
Data is not the plural of anecdote
Never use anectdotal evidence! My grandmother used anecdotal evidence once, and then she died of a heart attack.
There's no law against eating felines, at least in most jurisdictions
Actually, in the state of Victoria, Australia, a few years ago, they made it illegal to eat cats and dogs. That really annoys me because there are so many stray cats and dogs put down every year, but instead of allowing people to eat them they make it illegal and continue to allow other animals to be killed specifically for food. I hate the ridiculous double-standards that people have!
Our sidewalks are also maintained by the government, but, fortunately, walking outside is still a right
I just want to add that the difference between driving a car and walking on a sidewalk is that if you are not paying attention or are a bad walker, you are not likely to crush someone with 1 tonne of metal...
I believe that driving should be a privilege, and that it shouldn't be so easily granted either. This is nothing to do with government control of our lives, it's about the safety of innocent people. Why should people who do the right thing by driving carefully and safely have to die or get severely injured by someone who is driving badly? It should be hard to get the license - ie you have to prove that you can drive safely, and if you do have an accident or something that is your fault then it should be doubly or triply hard to get the license back. The safety of others should take priority over our own individual conveniences.
Generalize much?
never.
All generalisations are incorrect!
Well, too bad I have a bachelor's degree and actually have studied relativity and QM
Of course, for all we know you have a bachelors degree in World History and have read "A Brief History of Time".
:)
It's fun to be pedantic
By definition 50% of the world is below average intelligence. At this moment that is approximately 3,353,496,576 people. That's a hell of a lot of people to believe in princes, etc. Maybe William Tell should be suing Apple.
Actually, by definition 50% of the world is below median intelligence :-P